MelatonintoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·5 months agoSo if I'm having a conversation, and the other person is wiping their nose a lot, does that mean they think THEIR nose is dirty, or that they're trying to tell me MY nose is dirty?message-squarearrow-up145arrow-down18message-square37fedilink
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareSo if I'm having a conversation, and the other person is wiping their nose a lot, does that mean they think THEIR nose is dirty, or that they're trying to tell me MY nose is dirty?MelatonintoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·5 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]Englisharrow-up13arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkMy “wiping nose because its dirty” is very different to my “pantomime wiping nose to indicate someone else’s is dirty”. Also, I will say something before for the latter case like “Hey, you have a little bit of…”
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]Englisharrow-up4arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkThat’s what I say for machine oil on the edge of someone’s nose, yes
My “wiping nose because its dirty” is very different to my “pantomime wiping nose to indicate someone else’s is dirty”. Also, I will say something before for the latter case like “Hey, you have a little bit of…”
“… shit smeared over your crotch”
That’s what I say for machine oil on the edge of someone’s nose, yes